All Releases
Full version history for McSH Launcher.
What's new
- Modpack search & install —
modpack search <query> searches Modrinth, modpack install <#> downloads the .mrpack and creates a fully configured instance with all mods, resource packs, shaders, configs and overrides
- Forge and NeoForge modpacks now supported on import
- Tab completion for
modpack and mp
What's new
- Automatic Java installation — if Java is missing or the wrong version, McSH prompts to install the correct Temurin JDK via Adoptium with a progress bar. No admin rights required; JDKs are stored in
%APPDATA%\McSH\jdks\
- Multiple Java versions managed side-by-side (e.g. Java 21 for 1.21, Java 17 for older versions)
What's new
- Launch progress spinner now unblocks exactly when the game window appears, not after log milestones
console command fixed — now tails the log file correctly instead of reading from an already-consumed stream
- Aikar G1GC JVM flags added for faster load times and reduced GC pauses
- Version metadata and loader profile now fetched in parallel, and cached loader version is reused to skip a network round-trip on warm launches
What's new
- Forge and NeoForge loader support — install and launch modded instances
auth login, auth logout, auth status — full account management (a alias)
instance info — detailed panel: version, loader, RAM, mod count, status, path
instance open — open instance folder in File Explorer
instance clone — duplicate an existing instance
instance run with no active instance now prompts a selection list
mod remove — uninstall a mod by name
- Version picker shows
latest as the top option
- Auto-select prompt after
instance create
- Startup banner shows signed-in player name and a random tip
- Startup update checker — notifies when a newer release is available
- Crash detection — shows crash report summary on unexpected exit
ref / c command for full command reference; help shows quick-start only
instance stop removed — client instances use kill
What's new
- Theme system with 6 built-in color themes — Crimson, Arctic, Forest, Amber, Violet, Steel
- Switch themes with
settings theme or settings theme <name>
- Theme persists across restarts via settings.json
- All UI output now respects the active theme color
Initial release
- Instance management — create, list, run, rename, delete
- Microsoft authentication via Device Code Flow with background token refresh
- Modrinth mod, resource pack, shader, and plugin search and install
.mrpack modpack import — creates instance, downloads all files, extracts overrides
- Fabric and Quilt loader support
- Live game console with color-coded output (ESC to detach)
- Tab completion, interactive settings menu, 6 UI options
- Ships as a self-contained MSI installer — no dependencies required